Oil and Metals
Major Wall Street banks lift oil price forecast, survey shows
Major Wall Street banks lifted their oil-price forecast, according to a survey reported on Oct 2. On Oct 1, Goldman Sachs raised its 2026 average forecast for West Texas Intermediate crude oil to $79 a barrel.
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